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Summer 2011 Feature

LITTLE WHITE DONKEY ON THE BLACK KEYS By Joseph Smith I am grateful to Amy Chua for writing The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. But not because I liked it. This controversial book is divided against itself. While it professes to be a self‑deprecating account of the humbling experience of rearing a rebellious daughter, [...]

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Summer 2011 Publisher’s Desk

The Lomax Family Saving America’s Folk Music An issue devoted to American roots music must salute the enormous contributions of the Lomax family who preserved for posterity so many of the folk tunes we know today — songs that until the intervention of the Lomaxes were known only through oral history. John Lomax, reared in [...]

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Summer 2011 Adverstisers

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Summer 2011 Contents

Summer 2011 FOLK SONGS & SPIRITUALS Buffalo Gals (Won’t You Come Out Tonight) Clementine (O My Darling) Frankie And Johnny Go Down Moses House Of The Rising Sun How Can I Keep From Singing I’ve Got Peace Like A River My Grandfather’s Clock She Wore A Yellow Ribbon Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child [...]

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Summer 2011 Mailbox

Dear Mr. S: Did you know that Frank Metis died? He was a top Broadway arranger who worked for Dave Brubeck, George Shearing, and many others…a true icon who should be remembered. You published a few of his tunes a few years ago…He even worked for me, getting some of my material ready for publication. [...]

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Spring 2011 Contents

Spring 2011 THE SONGS THE SONGS & JAZZ STANDARDS Beautiful Love Billy Boy Broadway I Love The Way You’re Breaking My Heart I’m Making Believe Looking At You Old Folks One Day You Look Around There’s A Lull In My Life FEATURED SOLOS Bit Of Bedlam Cool And Caressing I Remember Clifford Whisper Not FEATURES [...]